The Story: Part 14: The Follow Up

On Tuesday of the next week, Terry and I went into Dr. Jennifer's office. She had scheduled surgery for the December 13th. "We'll remove the breasts and the lymph nodes and you can recover with in about 4 weeks.) "I am still having a problem with those swollen lymph nodes and with the thicken on your right breast. I really want to do a skin biopsy. We'll take a core sample of your breast and send it in. I spent more time with the radiologist and we both agree that the swelling must be coming from somewhere. Lets try this and see what comes of it", I agreed. Dr. Jennifer continued " I also want to do a test on you to check to see if you are a cancer carrier. It is a saliva test. Most insurances cover it. It will tell you if you are a carrier of cancer, and that will be good for all your relatives in the future to know as well." If I can prevent my children and grandchildren from going through what I am going through... "Go for it."
I changed into a gown and she numbed my breast for the skin biopsy. She took a pretty good core, and sent it to the lab.
I was still in a whirl wind knowing that I would be having surgery within a few weeks. The nurse came back in and gave me a bottle of $3000 scope. I swished it around in my mouth and spit it into a tube, several times. "Really, this can tell if I am a carrier of Cancer?" "Crazy!!"
The Dr. came in and told me she would have results as soon as possible and I would know very soon after. I thanked her and Terry and I went on our way. ---more results to come---